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prefossilization

prefossilization noun: prior fossilization.

Noun

prefossilization (uncountable)

  1. prior fossilization

Origin of prefossilization

From pre- + fossilization.

Questions about prefossilization

What does prefossilization mean?
Prefossilization means prior fossilization.
What part of speech is prefossilization?
Prefossilization is a noun.

Words near prefossilization in the dictionary

  1. preformulating
  2. preformulation
  3. preformulations
  4. prefossette
  5. prefossettes
  6. prefossilization
  7. prefossilized
  8. prefoveal
  9. prefractionated
  10. prefractionating
  11. prefractionation

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